Human Resources

Ken Whittemore

kenw@fsusd.org

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Ken Whittemore

Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources

CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

6E Ethical Conduct and Professional Responsibilities:

Teachers demonstrate honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity in their professional behavior and decision making as they conduct their responsibilities with a focus on each student’s learning and well-being.

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Board Policy 4119.21: Professional Standards

Inappropriate employee conduct includes, but is not limited to:

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• Using district equipment or communications devices for personal purposes while on duty, except in an emergency, during scheduled work breaks, or for personal necessity.

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Employees shall be notified that computer files and all electronic communications, including, but not limited to, email and voice mail, are not private. To ensure proper use, the Superintendent or designee may monitor employee usage of district technological resources at any time without the employee's consent.

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• Wearing inappropriate attire
• Divulging confidential information about students, district employees, or district operations to persons or entities not authorized to receive the information

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Board Policy Policy 4119.24: Maintaining Appropriate Adult-Student Interactions

Examples of employee conduct that may create the appearance of impropriety:

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• Inviting or accepting requests from students, or former students who are minors, to connect on personal social networking sites (e.g., "friending" or "following" on social media), unless the site is dedicated to school business.

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• Singling out a particular student for personal attention and friendship, including giving personal gifts and/or nicknames to individual students.

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• Disclosing personal, family, or other private matters to students or sharing personal secrets with students.

• You are a professional educator
• Expectations of a professional educator
• Public vs Private persona
• Cell phones and social media
• The best you can give everyday
• You are working with children who are also someones child
• The children you work with are not your friends
• Professional Distance
• Hands to ourselves-Control Emotions

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CSTP 6: Developing as a Professional Educator

6G Personal Growth and Well-Being:

Teachers cultivate and sustain personal motivation, commitment, energy, and health by balancing continuous professional growth with their own physical and emotional wellness.

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This is Hard!

Managing Time

• “The Grind”-Get me to November 11
• What do you do to relax, wind down, find your Zen spot
• Year one-Keep a notepad: What did I do well? What would I change?
• Help is not an admittance of _______(fill in blank)

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Salary Schedule Movement

Moving over on the Salary Schedule

• Units, every 15 units moves you over the schedule to earn more money
• Units vs Pay for District offered training
• CTA Units through Chico State
• Turn them in as you earn them

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Teacher Evaluations

Teacher Evaluations

• Yes we do them
• Required by State of California
• You will work with your Principal on dates and timelines
• Use the process to improve
• No one is a 10 year one

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Who to reach out to in HR?

Who to contact in HR?

Who to contact in HR?

Thank you!

Ken Whittemore

kenw@fsusd.org

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